Document Type

Article

Abstract

There is a lack of emphasis in the planning world, both academically and in the field, on preventing crime. Defensible Space and Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) has been the two main approaches taken by planners and criminal justice officials that is design-based and that has brought some level of collaboration between the two professions. This study analyzes the built environment of select crime hotspots in the Bishop Arts District Neighborhood from a design-based crime prevention perspective in order to draw correlations between high crime areas and elements of design-based theories. Using GIS software, crime map is plotted to find the high hotspots crime areas in the study area from the crime data gathered from the Dallas Police Department. Pictures taken during field observations of the hotspots are used to compare strong and weak examples of design-based crime prevention theories. Lastly, the report delivers the recommended changes and suggestions for planners and designers that may help deter crime and make spaces for more defensible or less prone to crime.

Disciplines

Architecture | Urban, Community and Regional Planning

Publication Date

8-1-2012

Language

English

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